Tape measuring dispenser



Oct. 6, 1953 Filed Jan. 19, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTOR N EYB Oct. 6, 1953 A. P. KRUEGER 2,654,154

' TAPE MEASURING DISPENSER 7 Filed Jan. 19, 1949 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 6, 1953 2',6'54,'154.-- ThPE MEAsURINGnIsPE Ns-Em 7 Alfred}: 1r l eg.er, Stratford; (jonn assig nor to Derby, Sealers, Incorporated,.-,Derby, Conn a can)oimoiiortoonnemut' Applimiomamnuaryqs, 1949; Sei-ia1Not71,574 G'Uiaiins. (01. 3" 1'"31i)' quirements, and' -no morefl Itis;1-therefore;;de

sirable to employ a tape=dispensingdevice which will. deliver predetermined lengths of tape, which lengthswill be" measured with reasonable ac--- curacy so *asvto bemniformz- Moreover, as the uses of this character; of 3138.136" 15.,

vary; the desired-length of the tape-strip; will also vary and, inrprovidi-ngya:machinawhichwill de-- livera measured leng-thi-ofestrip -it is also desir able iniorderthat the devicebepapable-of universal .-use,'.-that -it also be capable of adjustment i 2 so that,-. within limits any. desiredele ngth of Strip'; maybe-secured; v g

Owing tothe tacky orclingable vcharareter-istic of -onesurface of the tape; theprovisiomof apracticaland; commerciah device: for dispensing, 25 ithas rpresenteda considerable prob1em In the: present instance, the dispenser may be termed s onerofi thel-fpull type in rthat thetape-Fis drawn from the [supply roll .-bya pull uponeitsefree endshe e e-i dta vnw e: ha a be erm d m feedmoll, and the-tacky; nature of the..tape-is;;- i nthisrinstance, employed to. rotate therrol -l sathat ha liea m mt t ath i d at a-ca be+ efieetei-by lifn 113g, the=rotation of. this rollrwith';

which the tacliy sidesoflthe tape is; engaged 3 the limitationl-ofgthe .movemer 1t= of the feeqs rolliiri a,f0r-ward:go1 tape feeding direction is-ete fected bygmeans of a stop, provision is made-for the. reverse rotation of theroll,-l inr.orderto; posi- Toth-is -end-,-; a :severingg-mechanism:iseprovi'dedew in ra positienwhichds-r-spaced from the.--feed=roll so-:-that=' the-taper-mustrbe-drawn away from the! rollgtobe drawmaga-instrthesevering bladew The severing; operatiom therefore; requires:that;- thew tape ber drawnaawayi from the" rolliwandyeimmee-itts -frame" is disposed; this: frame being-pivoted: at

diately upon the disengagement-ot the tape-fr0m the roll, .the latter'isrotated in a-reverse direction to'aninitial or starting position.-v Means are; provided to thereafter strip -thevunseveredend of the-tape from the sever-ingmember and causeit to impinge again against the roll, in order that:

a freeend will project-from; the machineto be grasped by the operator. It willebe -unclerstoogr. however that this reengagernent of the tape withthe feedroll takes place; after the reverse rotationof the latter,since this reverse-rotation takes place betweenthe time that the: tape; is.--drawn;- from theroll and-thetimelat which it is returnedtothe rollafterthedispensed strip issevereda Qneobject of; the present inventionis toprovide a new and improved devicefor' dispensing; pressure-sensitivetape. A I w A further object of the invention is to provide q a simple mechanism for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape such that accurately; measured strips! of predetermined lengths maybedrawnfrom-thep r h 4 l fitill another objectofthe; invention is to provide a mechanism for M dispensing;- measured. lengths ofpressure-sensitive tape,- the tape be ing ,di awnfrom the supply roll over a feed. r011 er, the-;snrifaceof which is engaged by the tacky side pf; the tape and the dispensedf strips mess u redby rotatibnpf; this fed rollerl'the device beingvprovidedlwith means to limit the forward-j and reverse rotation of. the. roller.

To. these and'fother ends the inventionconsists; the novel. featiires and combinationsof parts? to he hereinafter descriloed' and claimed:

the accompanying} drawings: I

Fig;- 1 is'a side elevationafvie iv of "a1 tape-dis pensingmachine 'einbodiring my inventioi'i; the. near wall 'offthecasin'g,beinlglbroken'away tosliow me ntemr mechanism} v h Fig; 211s a 'front' elevationallview"oftheT-deviceif Fig. 3"'isa 'secnoriarview 'onliiiet ii. oflflig. 1' f Fig;- 7 is afraginiitary elvatfoiiafvitfsho' ingthepai ts in fpo's'ition oecapiewwhena' length? of tapeisibemg severed? v To illfistrate' a prefrred emhodfnint' of myf invention, I have shown a tapeedispensingemech anism comprisinga base or support I D provided with ai'pair of spaced upstanding walls Hr andfl 27: Between: these upstanding; walls; am auxiliary-a l3 to the walls H and |2 so that it may swing from the closed position shown in Fig. 1 to the open position shown in Fig. 6, it being understood that this swinging movement may be continued beyond the position shown in Fig. 6 in order that a new supply roll of tape may be placed in the machine.

The auxiliary frame comprises a main plate or wall l4 having an upper laterally extending flange |5 through which the pivot pin |3 extends, and a forward flange l6 normally disposed at the front of the machine, there being an opening between the adjacent ends of these flanges through which the tape passes. Upon the wall M is mounted a holder or reel I8 for the supply roll of tape I9. The free end of the tape is shown at 20 and, as illustrated, this tape passes over a feed roller 2| rotatably mounted upon a stud 22 secured to the plate l4, as shown more especially in Fig. 3. It will be understood that the tacky side of the tape engages the surface of the feed roll 2| so that the roller is rotated as the tape is drawn thereover. A surface of the roller may be knurled, as shown, to provide the proper amount of adherence between the tape and the roller.

A severing member 25 is carried by a laterally extending flange 26 of a plate 21 which is pivoted at 28 to the wall M of the auxiliary frame, this severing member extending across the path of the tape, as shown in Fig. 21, and, owing to the pivotal connection 28, it may be moved from a retracted position within the frame, shown in Fig. 1, to an exposed position shown in Fig. 7, where it may readily be engaged by the tape for the severing operation.

A stripper member 30 is secured to, and extends laterally from, a plate 3| pivoted to the member M at 32, this plate having an opening 33 to loosely receive a pin 34 secured to the plate 21 so that movement of one of these plates will effect movement of the other. A spring 35, secured at one end to the pin 34 and at the other end to the member l4, normally holds the plates 2! and 3| in the position shown in Fig. l, the

movement of the plates in the direction in which they are urged by the spring being limited by slots 36 and 31 in the plates and a pin 38 secured to the member M and received in these slots. The stripper member 30 is substantially co-extensive in width with the severing member 25, and the forward end of the stripper member, as shown in Fig. 1, normally lies in a position close to the non-tacky side of the tape when it is adhered to the feed roller 2|, the function of the stripper being to strip the tape from the severing member and return it into engagement with the feed roller, although the stripper member is not necessarily in contact with the non-tacky side of the tape when the latter is in engagement with the feed roller.

In order that measured lengths of tape may be dispensed from the machine, means are provided for limiting the forward and reverse rotation of the feed roll 2|, one of these limiting means being adjustable so that the machine may be set to deliver different lengths of strip, if desired. It will be seen that as the tape adheres to the roller 2| when being dispensed, the length of the strip will be determined by the amount of rotation permitted this roller.

As shown in Fig. 4 for example, the forward movement of the feed roller is limited by a stop pin 40 secured to the plate M, the pin projecting within a flange 4| at the adjacent end of the feed roller, and this flange being provided with a web 42 adapted to engage the pin upon a forward rotation of the roll.

The reverse rotation of the roll is limited by means at the opposite end thereof, at which end the roller is provided with a cylindrical flange 43 from which extends laterally a lug or finger 44. This lug 44 is designed to be engaged by a stop pin 45 carried by a disk 48 rotatably mounted on the shaft 22 of the roller. This disk 46 is provided with a flange 41 having a serrated edge 48 which is adapted to be engaged by the free end of a spring detent 49 (Fig. 1), this detent being secured at 50 to the flange Hi.

It will be seen that the engagement of this detent will hold the disk 45 in a predetermined position, and the detent may be disengaged from the serrations 48 by means of the push button 5| movably mounted in the flange IE, the inner end of the push button being engaged with the detent 49. Upon disengaging this detent from the serrations 48, the operator, by rotating the flange 4?, may move the stop pin 45 to any desired position to limit reverse rotation of the roll and thus may set the machine to deliver a pre-e determined length of tape from the machine, which lengths may, of course, be varied by adjustment of the disk. As shown in Fig. 6, the face of the flange 41 is provided with indicia 52 which will indicate to the user the length of strip for which the machine is set. As shown the machine is set to deliver a strip one inch long, the end of the detent 49 engaging the flange 47 being opposite the numeral 1 upon this flange.

As the feed roller rotates between the forward stop 40 and the rear adjustable stop 45, and as it is drawn against th forward stop as the tape is fed, means is provided to return the roller to its initial position against the rear stop 45. To this end a spring 54 surrounds the stud 22, one end of this spring being secured to the roller 2| and the other end being secured to the disk 46, the spring being so tensioned as to urge the roller in a reverse direction and maintain the ear' or finger 44 against the stop pin 45, as shown in Fi 5.

It will be obvious that, when the user draws the tape forwardly to dispense a length of tape from the machine, the forward motion of the roller will be checked by engagement of the web 42 against the stop pin 40. As long as the operator holds the tape taut the spring 54 cannot return the roller to its initial position due to the fact that the clingy side of the tape adheres to this roller. The severing member 25 is so positioned that the tape must be disengaged from the roller, as shown in Fig. 7, for a severing operation, and as soon as the tape is disengaged from the roller by a movement toward the severing member, the spring 54 will then return the roller to its initial position in which the member 44 lies against the pin 45, so that this roller is ready for a subsequent operation.

The position of the parts when the device is at rest is shown at Fig. l, and the operator may, by grasping the protruding end 20 of the tape, draw a length of tape from the machine in contact with the roller 2|, this length being measured by the amount of rotation permitted the roller by the stops 40 and 45. When resistance to pull upon the tape indicates that the web 42 is in engagement with the stop pin 40, the desired length of tape will have been dispensed, and the user then moves the tape toward the severing memberfl'i. The non tacky side ofthe tape errgages the stripper and" movesthis member aboutits-pivot 32'from'theposition'shown" Fig.- 1-to-the-positionshownin Fig. 7. This causes the moving-thesevering 'member- 25- from ,a retracted oN'guarded-positioh, shown in Fig. 1", toan' expo'sed position; shown in, Fig; -7; where the tape" mayberea'dilyenga-gedj therewithtobe severed:

When thetapeisdisenga'ged from the roller in-this movement; the latter'will be'returned' to its initial position by thespring '54 and, as soon" as the'tapehas been severed against the edge of the severing member 25, the stripper will no kneels-beheld in the positionwshown:inzEigr7 by tension; on: the; tape; and. thespring will returnthe stripper and severing member to their originalipositions shown in Fig; 1. The stripper; enga ing'the non-tacky side of the tape; will return-theunseveredendpf the tape intoiengage ment with the'feed' roller 21, leaving a free end 7 2'0 projecting fromthe: roller tobe grasped: by

It" will b'e -noted thatthe parts of the' device will' 'be' eflectively concealed within the, housing constituted by the walls I l and l 2, and the aux= iliary frame -member-- l4- with its flanges l5 and I6. In order to adjust the position of the disk 46, and in order to load the machine with a new supply roll of tape, the auxiliary frame may be swung to an open position about its pivot l3 so that the interior mechanism will be completely exposed. In order to secure the auxiliary frame in position, a spring latch 56 is secured at its lower end to the base I 0 and provided at its upper free end with a hook 51 which engages over a lip 58 secured to the flange 16 of the auxiliary frame. The hook 51 may be disengaged from the lip 58 by a push pin 59 movably mounted at the front of the base l0.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that it is not to be limited to all of the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

1. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape comprising a frame, means thereon for supporting a supply roll of tape, a roller rotatably mounted on the frame to which the tacky side of the tape adheres as it comes from the supply roll, said roller being rotated in a forward direction when the tape is drawn thereover, a severing member spaced from the roller on the non-tacky side of the tape and transversely of the path of the tape whereby the tape must be disengaged from the roller when moved against the severing member, means for rotating said roller in a reverse direction when the tape is disengaged therefrom by movement toward the severing member, a stop on the frame engageable with a part of the roller, a disk rotatably mounted coaxially with the roller and provided with a stop engageable with a part of the roller, means for adjusting one of said stops to variably limit movement of the roller, and a stripper member to strip the tape from the severing means and move it toward the roller.

2. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape comprising a frame, means thereon for supporting a supply roll of tape, a roller rotatably mounted on the frame to which the tacky side of the tape adheres as it comes from the supply roll, said roller being rotated in a forward dimeans holding saiddisk in adjusted positionswith respect-to the frame,

3: A machine for dispensing'pressure sensitive tape comprising a frame, means thereon for. sup porting asupply roll'of tape, a roller'rotatablymounted on the frame to whichthetacky side of-the tape adheresas it comes from the suppl y roll, sa-id roller being-rotatedin a fOrwardQdirec tionwhen thetape is' draw-n thereover, asevering memberspaced' fromthe roller on the non tacky {1 side" of the tape and transversely of the pathbf the tape whereby the tape must bedisengagedfrom the roller whenmoved againstthe severing member, means for rotating said roller in a reverse direction when the tape is disengaged therefrom by movement toward the severing member, a stop on the frame engageable with a part or" the roller to limit movement of the latter in one direction, a disk rotatably mounted coaxially with the roller and provided with a stop engageable with a part of the roller to limit the movement thereof in the opposite direction, and means holding said disk in adjusted positions with respect to the frame, said means comprising a spring detent mounted on the frame engaging said disk.

4. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape comprising a frame, means thereon for supporting a supply roll' of tape, a roller rotatably mounted on the frame to which the tacky side of the tape adheres as it comes from the supply roll, said roller being rotated in a forward direction when the tape is drawn thereover, a severing member spaced from the roller on the non-tacky side of the tape and transversely of the path of the tape whereby the tape must be disengaged from the roller when moved against the severing member, means for rotating said roller in a reverse direction when the tape is disengaged therefrom by movement toward the severing member, a stop on the frame engageable with a part of the roller to limit movement of the latter in one direction, a disk rotatably mounted coaxially with the roller and provided With a stop engageable with a part of the roller to limit the movement thereof in the opposite direction, and means holding said disk in adjusted positions with respect to the frame, said means comprising a spring detent mounted on the frame and the periphery of said disk having serrations thereon engaged by said detent.

5. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape comprising a frame, means thereon for supporting a supply roll of tape, a roller rotatably mounted on the frame to which the tacky side of the tape adheres as it comes from the supply roll, said roller being rotated in a forward direction when the tape is drawn thereover, a severing member spaced from the roller on the non-tacky side of the tape and transversely of the path of the tape whereby the tape must be disengaged from the roller when moved against the severing member, a stop on the frame engageable with a part of the roller to limit movement of the latter in one direction, a disk rotatably mounted coaxially with the roller and provided with a stop engageable with a part of the roller to limit the movement thereof in the D- posite direction, and means holding said disk in adjusted positions with respect to the frame.

6. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape comprising a frame, means thereon for supporting a supply roll of tape, a roller rotatably mounted on the frame to which the tacky side of the tape adheres as it comes from the supply roll, said roller being rotated in a forward direction when the tape is drawn thereover, a severing member spaced from the roller on the non-tacky side of the tape and transversely of the path of the tape whereby the tape must be disengaged from the roller when moved against the severing member, means for rotating said roller in a reverse direction when the tape is disengaged therefrom by movement toward the severing member, a stop on the frame engage- 8, able with a part of the roller to limit movement of the latter in one direction, a disk rotatably mounted coaxially with the roller and provided with a stop engageable with a part of the roller to limit the movement thereof in the opposite direction, means holding said disk in adjusted positions with respect to the frame, said means comprising a spring detent mounted on the frame and the periphery of said disk having serrations thereon engaged by said detent, and a manually engageable member to release said detent from the disk.

ALFRED P. KRUEGER.

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